Fort Missoula

vh George Iseri Interview Segment 19 (ddr-one-7-40-19)

Father's internment at Fort Missoula

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vh Misa Taketa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-436-11)

Reading letters to father while he was in a Department of Justice camp

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vh Hannah Hirabayashi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-493-4)

Father's internment in a Department of Justice camp during the war

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vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-148-19)

Father sent to Department of Justice camp in Missoula, Montana

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vh Tom Matsuoka Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-47-23)

Life in the Justice Department internment camp at Fort Missoula, Montana

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vh Tom Matsuoka Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-47-24)

Receiving a Justice Department hearing

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doc Near hospital gate; Near the Bitterroot River (ddr-csujad-55-1339)

Four mounted black and white photographs depicting groups of individuals "near the Bitterroot River" and "near the hospital gate" at Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 10. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Description of Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1335)

Brief description of the Italian and Japanese internment at Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp. Included in the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 6. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1337

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doc Envelopes for two letters from Italy to internees in Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1344)

Two mounted envelopes for correspondence from internees, postmarked from Missoula, Montana to Italy showing censorship stamps and other postmarks. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 15. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1346

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doc Letter from (sgd) Thomas Parran, Surgeon General, to Staff Nurse Mary F. Clark to Crystal City, Texas, December 8, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1350)

Scrapbook page containing correspondence from Thomas Parran to Mary Clark regarding travel and expenses for her reassignment from Fort Missoula, Montana to Crystal City, Texas. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 21. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1352

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doc Program of play written, produced and given by Italian detainees at Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1348)

Program for a play written, produced, and performed at Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp by Italian internees. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 19. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1350

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Letter from Thomas Parran, Surgeon General, to Nurse Mary F. Clark, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, February 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1334)

doc Letter from Thomas Parran, Surgeon General, to Nurse Mary F. Clark, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, February 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1334)

Correspondence from Thomas Parran to Mary Clark regarding Clarks travel authorization from Lexington, Kentucky to Fort Missoula, Montana. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 5. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1336

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doc Mary Clark in her garden and an aerial view of Ft. Missoula main area (ddr-csujad-55-1340)

Black and white photographs depicting Mary Clark in her garden and an aerial view of the Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 11. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1342

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doc Statement regarding transfer out of Ft. Missoula, Montana, and poem card (ddr-csujad-55-1349)

Scrapbook page containing Clark's reflections on being transferred from her position at Fort Missoula. Includes a poem, "Out Where the West Begins" by Arthur Chapman. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 20. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1351

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img Hospital grounds (ddr-csujad-55-1337)

Four mounted black and white photographs depicting individuals in the flower and vegetable gardens on the hospital grounds at Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp. Caption reads: Hospital grounds. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 8. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California …

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doc Down by the Bitterroot River (ddr-csujad-55-1338)

Four mounted black and white photographs depicting "Aunt Mary" with two individuals and Montana landscapes. Caption reads: Down by the Bitterroot River. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 9. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1340

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doc Photograph of a drawing and a prayer card from an Italian internee, Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1341)

Mounted black and white photograph of a drawing of "Santa Maria Fort Missoula" and mounted Italian Catholic prayer card depicting Jesus. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 12. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1343

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img Fort Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1336)

Three mounted black and white photographs depicting internees boating on the Bitterroot River near Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp. Caption reads: Fort Missoula, Montana." Includes a brief description by Clark about the boating trips. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 7. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. …

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img Snow in Missoula, Montana in May and two Italian internees, Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1345)

Two mounted black and white photographs depicting "May in Missoula, Montana" and two Italian internees. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 16. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1347

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doc Envelopes for three letters from Italy to internees in Ft. Missoula, Montana, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1343)

Three mounted envelopes for correspondence from internees, postmarked from Missoula, Montana to Italy showing censorship stamps and other postmarks. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 14. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1345

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img Menu card from the Conte Biancamano ship (ddr-csujad-55-1347)

Menu card with illustration from the Italian steam liner, SS Conte Biancamano. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 18. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1349

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img Medical officer in charge and his two best friends (ddr-csujad-55-1342)

Black and white photograph of a man in uniform shown standing near two horses. Caption reads, "Medical officer in charge with his two best friends!" Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 13. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Photographs of the Conte Biancamano ship (ddr-csujad-55-1346)

Two mounted black and white photographs of the Italian steam liner, SS Conte Biancamano. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 17. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1348

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img Camp No. 30 (ddr-csujad-56-312)

Camp No. 30: Missoula, Montana, U.S.A. logo. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Akutagawa family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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doc Postcard from Issei man to wife (May 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-140-79)

Excerpt: "I fell [feel] fretfully that I could not help you at all, thank you for you paid my debt."

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